Fungi › Hymenogastraceae
Sheathed Woodtuft
Kuehneromyces marginellus
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Funeral BellGalerina marginata
Sheathed WoodtuftKuehneromyces mutabilis
False Funeral BellKuehneromyces lignicola
Psychedelic Ovoid MushroomPsilocybe ovoideocystidiata
Honey MushroomArmillaria mellea
Spring FieldcapAgrocybe praecox
Straight-stalked EntolomaEntoloma strictius
alder scalycapFlammula alnicola
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 601 |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 133 |
| New York | 119 |
| Canada | 92 |
| Ontario | 54 |
| Virginia | 48 |
| West Virginia | 45 |
| Ohio | 44 |
| Maryland | 38 |
| Massachusetts | 36 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Ecological
- DecomposerBreaks down dead organic matter, recycling nutrientsFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Fungi Including Lichens · Fungi |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Basidiomycete Fungi · Basidiomycota |
| Class | Mushrooms, Bracket Fungi, Puffballs, and Allies · Agaricomycetes |
| Order | Common Gilled Mushrooms and Allies · Agaricales |
| Family | Hymenogastraceae |
| Genus | Kuehneromyces |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Sheathed Woodtuft with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.